Case or cabinet for sewing-machines



(No Model.)

- G. A. LOVELL.

GASB. 0R CABINET FOR SEWING MAGHiNESV I No. 279,875. Patented June19,1883.

UNITED STA ES PATENT (3Fricn.

. GEORGE A. LOVELL, OF ORANGE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT A.

"LOVELL, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CASE OR CABiNETSFGR SEWING=MACHINESM SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 279,875, dated June 19, 1883.

Application filed August 9,1882. (No model) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. LOVELL, of Orange, in the county ofFranklin and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cases or Cabinets for Sewing-lvlachines; and Ideclare the following to be a description of my said inventionsufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable others or ends, asillustrated.

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

The object of my present invention is to pro? vide a case for sewing-inacl1ines that shall be strong, light, durable, and ornamental, thatwill not warp and check by changes of temperature and climate, and whichcan be manufactured with facility and at moderate cost.

To this end my invention'consists of a case or cabinet formed of paperor mill-board material, treated with an anti-warping or hardeningpreparation, and coated with enamel, substantially as hereinafterdescribed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a sewing-machine, forillustrating the nature of my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of thecase. Fig. 3 is a front view of the same; and Fig. 4 is a transversesection, drawn to a larger scale.

In the construction of my improved sewing machine case I use ordinaryheavy mill-board or paper-board, or tar-board, similar to such as isused by book-binders. This is first cut to the proper forms for makingthe several parts of the case-such as the sides A, ends B, top 0, andre-enforces D for the angles and raised panels E-as desired. Theseseveral parts can be cut by means of dies, or by other suitable means,and are readily fitted together and fixed in position by means of glueor other suitable fastenings. The corners of the case can be re-enforcedby doubling the thickness of the paper-board, as at D, and raised'panelsmay be formed, as at E, by additional thicknesses of paper materialglued onto the sides A further re-enforce or rim can be made by a thirdthickness of paperboard around the edge, as at F. The case or cabinet,after it is formed, is completely saturated, filled, or coated with ahardening or anti-warping compound or prepara tion, such as described inmy application for patent of even date herewith, and composed ofdrying-oil, shellac, alcohol, and chloride of zinc, or chemicalsimparting effects of equivalent nature, which hardens and strengthensthe material, prevents the parts from warping or twisting, fillsthejoints and depressions, and cements the several parts into a homogeneousconstruction having great stability and stiffness, While it is light andelastic. When the anti warping compound is thoroughly dried, (byartificial means, if desired,) the eX- terior of the case-is then coatedand finished with japan or enamel by the ordinary process of j apanni ng and bakin It maybe decorated with pearl inlaid work, gilding, or othersuita ble ornamentation.

The individual parts may be severally treated or immersed in theanti-warping compound before they are put together, if desired, thewhole being again coated therewith after the parts are put togetherand/[he case completed.

The style or design of the case or cabinet may be varied, as desired, tosuit the requirements of particular machines.

The top of the case or the ends can be made round or curved, by wettingandbending the paper-board to the desired form before applywarp, shrink,check, or swell by changes of temperature or climate, and are notaffected or injured by heat or moisture, and are therefore especiallyserviceable for use in tropical countries. The cases are easily keptclean, are not liable to be broken or jammed by rough usage, and, whileforming an elegant and desirable finish for the sewing-machine, they canbe manufactured and furnished at a comparatively small cost.

\VhatIelaim as of my invention, and desire I enforced anglessubstantially as shown, and i6 to secure by Letters Patent, is havingits exterior surface finished with 1.. A case or cabinet forsewing-machines, enamel. or japan, substantially as set forth. formed ofpaper or paper-boaul consolidated Vitness my hand this 3&1 day ofAugust, 5 with an anti-warping hardening compound or A. D. 1882.

solution, and externally enameled, substan tially as hereinbefore setforth. Vitnesses:

2, The case or cabinet for sewing-machines, \VALDO R. FoRREsTEn, formedof the paper-hoard described, with re GEORGE BROWN.

GEORGE A LOVELL.

